Public nuisance or an asset to democracy? Does the free press aim to provide a public service? An empirical study examining journalistic functions within the normative framework of the European Union

Utilizing an empirical approach, this paper lays out how journalistic functions differ from the perception of journalists working for the free and paid press in Austria. Analyses indicate that free press journalists appear to be significantly more inclined to generate discourse with their audience,...

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Main Authors: Marie-Isabell Lohmann, Andreas Riedl
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: Seismo Verlag 2019-05-01
Series:Studies in Communication Sciences
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